The group stage of The International 2026 attracted a peak audience of over 798,000 viewers.
Viewership statistics for the group stage of The International 2026 have been released. The data was compiled by Esports Charts.
At its peak, 798,036 people were watching the tournament. The average viewership was 460,655, viewing hours reached 23,263,038, and total airtime was 50 hours and 30 minutes.
The most-watched matches of the stage were:
- PARIVISION (TEAM VISION) vs. Team Falcons (Day 1 of the group stage) — 798,036;
- LGD Gaming vs. Team Yandex (knockout round) — 642,405;
- Team Spirit vs. Xtreme Gaming (Day 1 of the group stage) — 633,669;
- Team Spirit vs. PARIVISION (Day 3 of the group stage) — 557,427;
- LGD Gaming vs. Team Falcons (Day 1 of the group stage) — 534,741.
The group stage of The International 2026 took place from August 13 to 16. PARIVISION, Team Liquid, and Nigma Galaxy advanced directly to the playoffs, while Team Falcons, BoomBoys, Team Spirit, Iron Wing, and Team Yandex made it to the final stage of the tournament through the elimination round.
Photo: Valve.
